I sometimes think my life is like a river, as it tumbles over rocks, and streams down towards the ocean. When God created rivers, he did not make them go straight from the mountain to the sea, like the canals … Continue reading →

Researching my family tree takes me in all sorts of directions. The people I know well and those who are close to them is the easy bit. Most families have members who know a little bit about other people to … Continue reading →

Considering using this as the title of my memoir. It’s a way of focusing down on all the various events in my life, why I took the decisions I did, what became of them in the end, and what events … Continue reading →

After recently attending Pete Rollins’ “Positive Power of Negative Thinking”, in Belfast’s Redeemer Central seemingly abandoned church, I’m looking at my life in new and different ways. I didn’t think my thoughts were negative, in fact I thought they were … Continue reading →

OK I borrowed this title, thanks, empress2inspire, hope you don’t mind! I’m one of a family of 2, grammar school educated, registered nurse, mother of 3, widowed at 36, host of relationships to follow (more of that to come…!!), married … Continue reading →

It is almost 34 years since the night my world ended. I have wakened in the night and as I often do, I turn on the bedside radio. It is tuned in to radio 4. When I press the button … Continue reading →